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cognominal.

Of or relating to a cognomen.

10 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/kɒɡˈnɒmɪnəl//kəɡˈnɒmɪnəl/
  1. Of or relating to a cognomen.

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

From the stem of Latin cognōmen (“cognomen: additional name or nickname; (any) name”) + -al.

noun/kɒɡˈnɒmɪnəl//kəɡˈnɒmɪnəl/
  1. A name (sometimes especially one's cognomen or family name).

Where this word comes from

From the stem of Latin cognōmen (“cognomen: additional name or nickname; (any) name”) + -al.

adj/kɒɡˈnɒmɪnəl//kəɡˈnɒmɪnəl/
  1. Bearing the same name.

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

From Latin cognōminis (“bearing the same name”) + -al.

noun/kɒɡˈnɒmɪnəl//kəɡˈnɒmɪnəl/
  1. One bearing the same name.

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

From Latin cognōminis (“bearing the same name”) + -al.

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